obsidian

Summary

obsidian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• obsidian is made of quartz^[2].
• obsidian is made of feldspar^[3].
• obsidian is a type of volcanic rock^[4].
• obsidian is a type of volcanic glass^[5].
• obsidian's Commons category is recorded as Obsidian^[6].
• obsidian's color is recorded as black^[7].
• obsidian's color is recorded as brown^[8].
• obsidian's color is recorded as red^[9].
• obsidian's mineral fracture is recorded as conchoidal fracture^[10].
• obsidian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Obsidian^[11].
• obsidian's Commons gallery is recorded as Obsidian^[12].
• obsidian's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+5.5'}^[13].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[14].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• obsidian's described by source is recorded as Enciclopedia Gallega Universal^[21].
• obsidian's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include volcanic rock^[4] and volcanic glass^[5].

Influence

Things named for obsidian include Obsidian Entertainment^[23], a business^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 2003^[26], headquartered in Irvine^[27] and Obsidian^[28], a computer program^[29], founded in 2020^[30].

Why It Matters

obsidian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] obsidian is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for obsidian include Obsidian Entertainment^[23], a business^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 2003^[26], headquartered in Irvine^[27] and Obsidian^[28], a computer program^[29], founded in 2020^[30].